After holding an eight-shot lead, Sebastian Soderberg missed a short putt to force a playoff. Getty Images Sunday’s final round of the DP World Tour’s Scandinavian Mixed, a tournament that is co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and features male and female pros playing side-by-side, looked to be a coronation of sorts for Sebastian Soderberg, who, after firing rounds of 63-66-66, held a commanding eight-shot lead heading into the final round. The first three rounds were a continuation of a run of good form for the 33-year-old Swede, who has posted three top-3 finishes in his last four starts.
But a disastrous final round capped by a dramatic and gut-wrenching final moment at host course Vasatorps Golfklubb ended Soderberg’s chances of adding a second DP World Tour win to his resume. Soderberg posted an opening nine of one-over 37 on Sunday, and then carded two bogeys and a double on his back nine to sign for a final round of five-over 77. Despite his lengthy collapse, the tournament title was still within his reach until the final hole, the par-4 18th.
Soderberg’s 267-yard drive found the fairway, leaving him with 162 yards to the pin. A par would seal his victory. Soderberg’s approach found the right greenside bunker.
He managed to successfully extricate his ball, but left himself 25 feet for par — a putt he needed to make to claim the tournament title. Soderberg missed, but had 1 foot, 3 inches remaining to force a playoff. Then, Soderberg missed the shor.
